Clinical characteristics of peanut allergy

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 634-639

  Hourihane, J O'B ^a   Kilburn, S A ^a   Dean, P ^a   Warner, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Peanut allergy; Rescue medication; Severity; Symptom progression

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEANUT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0030757914     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01190.x     Document Type: Article

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